Title: The Reunion
Author: Kit Frick
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Publication date: August 29, 2023
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Summary
It’s been a long time since the entire Mayweather family was all in the same place. Now, an engagement brings them all together at a restort in Mexico. Addison and Mason’s mom is engaged to Theo’s dad, and they’ve brought their entire family to Mexico for winter break. However, even though 11 of them make it to the trip, only 10 end up returning home.
It seems like everyone is hiding something as they all interact at the resort. Is it one of those secrets that leads to the death of one of the family members? And is one of them responsible for the death? Usually family bonding is a good thing, but maybe in this case, it isn’t.
Review: The Reunion
Thanks to Margaret K. McElderry books for an advanced copy of The Reunion by Kit Frick to review! If you’re looking for a thriller to end your summer on, this is the one for you. With plenty of twists and turns, digging into this family’s drama leads to some dangerous consequences.
This book starts out with a bang, a news story about the death of someone in the Mayweather family. Throughout the book, there are these new stories that help draw readers into the mystery. Which is also helped along by the inclusion of so many narrators. It adds to the mystery, especially because each narrator has something to hide. Giving each on the potential to be the killer–or the one who disappears.
Kit Frick’s writing style lends itself to these mystery/thrillers because you jump around a bit in the timeline. Leading you to question things that you might already know. I do wish that each of the narrative voices were a bit more distinct, though. There were times where I would forget whose point of view I was in and would have to flip back to check.
That being said, this is a fast read, mostly because you want to keep reading until you get to the end. You have to know who did it! The overall tone does have that sort of end of summer vibe, which makes it a perfect read before jumping into fall books for September.
If you like twisty, family drama driven mysteries, this is definitely the book for you!